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A 2008 graduate of Hanford West Hanford High School, Downing lettered twice in water polo and swimming ... was the 2007 team captain ... Matthew Kelly Downing ... son of Thomas and Jacki Downing ... born May 25, 1990, in Virginia Beach, Va. ... father, who is a 1984 Naval Academy graduate, is a pilot in the United States Navy ... grandfather, Robert Kelly, is a 1959 Academy grad.